refined taste; elegant pursuits
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
interval between the waves; gap between waves
staying up all night; all-night vigil
roaming; drifting about; wandering
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
appearance; features; looks
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
militarism; warlike spirit
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to spit out; to eject; to dump
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue